Hirschmann, a Belden Brand, Demonstrates Commitment to the Future by Co-founding Initiative 5G-ACIA

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22.05.18

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St. Louis, Missouri - May 22, 2018 - Belden Inc., a global leader in signal transmission solutions for mission-critical applications, has highlighted the importance of the upcoming generation of mobile networks for industry, as its Hirschmann brand became a co-founder of the 5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation (5G-ACIA), which was established at the ZVEI in April 2018.

5G-ACIA brings together major players from the automation and manufacturing industries as well as leading organizations from the ICT industry. They will work in a concerted and targeted manner to ensure that the interests of the industry are taken into account from the outset as 5G becomes established in industrial production, so it is designed for industrial capability.

Jointly designing 5G for industrial use
5G makes it possible to implement Industrie 4.0 even faster and to take it to the next level. This technology enables an unprecedented degree of flexibility, versatility and mobility in industrial production. There are many advantages to 5G, including a very powerful wireless networking technology that is suitable even for critical industrial applications.

5G will become the central nervous system of the Factory of the Future and will have a disruptive impact on industrial production. This is why 5G-ACIA is actively contributing to the standardization and regulation of 5G. At the same time, it identifies and analyses possible use cases and the associated requirements from the perspective of the industrial domain. The 5G-ACIA initiative brings together all the major players worldwide.

According to Dr. Bernhard Wiegel, Product Owner Wireless at Hirschmann, Belden with its Hirschmann brand is ready to welcome 5G: “We believe that 5G networks will support growing data rates, more terminals, higher service availability, better mobility and enhanced network coverage. At Belden, we can help you understand and prepare for the changes that the 5G network will bring to your organization – as well as for the addition of more wireless access points to your network.”

As an early innovator in industrial Ethernet, Belden knows industrial IT and delivers the next generation of industrial networking solutions, including wired, wireless and embedded products. With its global brands – Hirschmann, GarrettCom and Tofino Security – Belden helps companies minimize downtime and take advantage of the real-time data access and control made possible by the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Through a seamless, secure and scalable industrial Ethernet infrastructure, companies are equipped to revolutionize their operations and achieve improved efficiency, productivity and agility. Visit: Industrial Networking to learn more.

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Belden Inc., a global leader in high quality, end-to-end signal transmission solutions, delivers a comprehensive product portfolio designed to meet the mission-critical network infrastructure needs of industrial, enterprise and broadcast markets. With innovative solutions targeted at reliable and secure transmission of rapidly growing amounts of data, audio and video needed for today's applications, Belden is at the center of the global transformation to a connected world. Founded in 1902, the company is headquartered in St. Louis and has manufacturing capabilities in North and South America, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit us at www.belden.com follow us on Twitter: @BeldenInc